Aleksei Venediktov

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In January, Russia's state media regulator Roskomnadzor issued warnings to six news outlets that published cartoons from French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Roskomnadzor said the cartoons were "insulting the religious feelings of Muslims and inciting religious hatred," and that the outlets had broken laws on media and extremism, Russian news agency Tass reported.

The Russian blogosphere erupted with comments today
following an announcement
that the board of directors of the iconic radio station, Ekho Moskvy, will be
changed. The timing of the development--weeks before presidential elections--and the
potential consequences for Ekho's editorial policy threw listeners into a frenzy
of worry and speculation.